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The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 defines 'adults at risk' as individuals, aged 16 years or over, who:

This is a one-page guide to the responsibilities of healthcare practitioners in Adult Support and Protection. The areas covered are background; why it matters; three-point criteria; duty to co-operate; information sharing; ASP case conferences; what to do.

This document offers good practice guidance to effective participation of adults being supported and protected under the Adult Support & Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, particularly in relation to ASP case conferences. It provides pointers as to how to facilitate meaningful engagement, taking a holistic view of the perspective and circumstances of the adult, including experience of trauma. Checklists and signposts to additional resources are also provided.

This tool can be used where there is doubt about the adult's capacity to make and/or implement a specific decision. It aims to assist a practitioner consider the various elements involved in the decision-making process. It is not suitable for medical or complex decisions.

This guidance provides organisations and practitioners in Renfrewshire with information to support the effective Adult Support and Protection chronology practice. This includes initiation, maintenance and application of single agency and/or a multi–agency integrated chronology. It also includes guidance on what should be in a chronology, some do's and don'ts, and information sharing. Templates are included.

This factsheet is for residential care and care-at-home services. It helps them understand their responsibilities when responding to allegations that a care worker is causing harm to a person. This might be through deliberate acts or through neglect. It sets out do's and don'ts when harm has been alleged or is suspected, supporting timely and legally compliant responses. Includes information on whistleblowing.

This protocol was developed in Renfrewshire to augment the duty to refer and cooperate process in Adult Support and Protection. It outlines the processes when there is disagreement as to ASP issues. This includes disagreements related to concerns, thresholds, risk, action (or lack of action), or communication. MaREP aims to resolve a professional disagreement at the earliest stage, always keeping the adult at risk’s safety and welfare paramount. It includes, as an appendix, a 'Professional Concern/Outcome Resolution' template.

A chronology is a record of significant events, recorded in the order they occur. Events may be either positive or negative, but they reveal patterns of behaviour, and their impact on an individual’s life. This suite of resources, developed by the Pan Lothian Partnership, offers templates and guides to creating effective chronologies.

Resources:

Chronologies quick guide

Chronologies guidance

Key messages on chronologies

Template (single agency)

Template (multi-agency)

This is the template for the TILS risk clarification tool (Type of harm, Imminence, Likelihood, Severity of impact). It aids practitioners to think about the information they have on risk (and what they may still need to work out). It enables plotting of risk onto a matrix, helping to inform risk assessment.

This pack is for staff and volunteers working within care home settings. It contributes to a unified approach to addressing Adult Support and Protection concerns. At its heart is improving the lives of residents in care home settings, and responding to residents' changing needs. Issues covered include the legislative context; Large Scale Investigations; spotting harm, abuse or neglect; and raising concerns.